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METOP-C

NORAD 43689· COSPAR 2018-087A· Active satellite· Earth Observation· SSO
Launch
Launched on Nov 7, 2018 from Soyuz Launch Complex, French Guiana aboard a Soyuz STB Fregat-MT.
Soyuz STB/Fregat-MT | MetOp-C
METOP-C
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Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
EUMETSAT
Country
EUMETSAT
Manufacturer
Space Systems
Launched
Nov 7, 2018
Mass
3,650 kg
Apogee
825 km
Perigee
824 km
Inclination
98.70°
Period
1.69 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for METOP-C across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.0 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
824 × 825 km
825826823May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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